Process for finishing textile materials



G. G. u. M. MAI'RESSE PROCESS FOR FINISHING TEXTILE MATERIALS Filed March 19, 1924 Patented June 16, 1925.,

; UNITED;- STATES PATENT oFFrcs.

GEORGES YGUSTAVE uaBAIN MAnIE MAraEssE, or PAR-IVS, raANCE.

rRooEss run rmrsnme TEXTILE MATERIALS. I

1 z 1 Application filed March 19, 1924. Serial No. 700,325.

' To all whom it may concern;

, rials, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in processes for finishing, that IS to say stampmg, embossingand goffering textiles, leathers and other similar articles.

This process consists essentially in this that between the textile, leather or other article to be finished, and'the embossing or goffering rollerwhich is raised to a suflicient temperature (about 50 to (1), there is interposed a carrier-sheet of paperor other appropriate support coated previously with a thin layer of white paraflin wax, stearine-or other suitable fatty body placed against the textile, leather or other article to be embossed (stamped) or goffered.

At the moment of such embossing or goifer ing and underthe action of the heat from the embossing or 'goffering roller, the paraffin or other fattybody so interposed, melts at the places where it is subjected to the pressure of the parts in relief on the roller, and soaks into the textile, fabric, leather or other article, at those places only.

By reason of this improvement, the paraffln or other fatty body absorbed at the embossed or (stamped) or gofiered places, avoids the waxed and brilliant appearance generally produced by these operations and affords on the contrary at these parts a desirable dull or matt effect; further, it im parts to the fabrics so prepared, a very noticeable appearance or finish ;v lastly, when the embossing or gofi'ering acts on a sufliciently thick textile, the paraffin or other fatty body incorporated, causes in some degree the threads of this textile to adhere, or to be flattened, one against another and,

maintaining them in their crushed position,

increases the solidity and the longevity of the embossing or goflering. I

The textiles, leathers or other articles are,

moreover, rendered waterproof at the places thus treated, so that straightening or relaxing of the threads or fibres due to damp 'is avoided.

The interposition of the paper or other support coatedwith paraflin or other appropriate fatty body between the textile,

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paper f wound on'the roller 9 and guided by the rollers It and k is, after having been used, wound upon the roller'z'. f

The textiles to which this invention relates maybe of silk,cotton, wool or the like, andv smooth or ofa plush-like nature.

The roller a engraved in relief shows the design or pattern which is to be reproduced upon the textile by the flattening of the fibres of the textile, velours, for example. A leather or fabric can be embossed with a raised pattern, the ground being stamped or sunk. A cotton fabric can be stamped or goifered with an embossed pattern.

By reason of the deposition of the fatty body in the parts embossed or stamped, the textile or other material receives a finish which causes the fibres of the material to remain flattened down.

\Vhen the invention is to be applied to existing embossing machines, the roller for the paraflined paper can be carried on two arms adapted to be fixed to the machine.

The paraflined paper having been passed between the engraving roller and the textile, need notnecessarily be wound upon a receiving roller.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. Process of finishing textiles, leather and other similar material wvhich consists in passing the material between rollers, said rollers comprising an engraved roller and a sn'iooth-surfaced pressure roller, heatingsaid engraved roller, and interposing between other similar material which comprises passing the material between rollers, one of said rollers being heated and comprising an engraved surface and the other roller having a smooth surface, and simultaneously interposing between said rollers a carrier-sheet of tlen ible material coated with a fatty body, in such a way that the fatty body makes contact with the material to befinished.

3. Processot finishing textiles, leather and othersimilar material, which consists in passing the material between a heated, en-

, graved roller and asmooth-surtaced pressure roller, interposing between the material and tl e engrax 'ed ,roller a flexible carrlersheet previously coated with white paraflin \vax and placing the. coated side of said carrier-sheet against, the material to be finished, whilst said material and coated sheet are passing. between the rollers.

1 4; Process of finishing textiles, leather and \fotl1e1* ,si1ni1ai' material, which consists in passing thematerial between a heated roller, 7 engraved in relief, and a. smooth-surfaced pressure roller, interposing between the material and ,the engraved roller, a carrier-sheet havin on one side ala er of a fatt I bod r H a, A n A 7 and transterring toithe material by the heat and, pressure troin the engraved roller, the fatty-body from the carrier-sheet in such a way as to, retain flattened down .those fibres otthe material which have been stamped down by the parts in relief upon the endepositing the fatty body upon the material atthose places which are subjected to the pressure of the partsin relief upon the engravedroller, by means of heat supplied from the engraved roller.

6. Processo-t finishing textiles, leather and similar materials which consists in passingthe material between a heated, engraved roller and. la smooth-surfaced pressure roller,

interposing between the material and the engraved surtace-OflZ-he heated roller a carrier-sheet coated on one side with a fatty body, stamping {the n'iaterial by the raised portions 01 the engraved roller to form sunk grounds upon tlie material to be finished, and

applying tosaid, sunk grounds the fatty body melted by the heat of the engraved roller and deposited upon the material by the parts in relief ot the engraved surface of the heated roller.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name. to. this specification.

esca ees cusnwt ua Am MARIE \M/AIRESSE. 

